I have such respect for law enforcement in general. But let's face it, at the end of the day they are human beings - men and women who are just as capable of making poor decisions just like the rest of us.
During Episode 4, when the very smug South Wales Police Chief replied to the interviewer "Why would a police officer kill a whole family ?" For the exact reason i mentioned above. I had to briefly turn the documentary off. I was fuming. I mean what ? Like a police officer can do no wrong ??? I think we already know that's some bullcaca. It just seemed so obvious to me they were protecting one of their own. South Wales Officer Stuart Lewis to be exact. Neither he or his identical twin brother Stephen were PROPERLY investigated according to this doc. That same smug police chief in the beginning said something to the effect of "Arm chair detectives think they know who did it but they don't have the facts... and we follow the evidence." Only they didn't. And might I add his air of arrogance was so telling, as if it were his way or the highway.
Now I'm not saying Stuart or Stephen (or Stephen's wife Alison) absolutely had anything to do with the murders or thwarting the investigation, however either it was the way this show was edited or there really was no solid forensic evidence that Morris, the man serving time for this crime, actually committed it. They kept harping on this gold chain with brick dust and green paint which seemed circumstantial at best. Bottom line for me is that it created enough doubt that I question the motives of South Wales law enforcement. It didn't help that the filmmaker referenced other cases where people were wrongly convicted of crimes after evidence was planted and reports were doctored by these very same officers who, once again, could and would do no wrong, right ? Ha !
Production-wise, this was very well done ! Highly recommend this eye opener if you're a true crime aficionado.
During Episode 4, when the very smug South Wales Police Chief replied to the interviewer "Why would a police officer kill a whole family ?" For the exact reason i mentioned above. I had to briefly turn the documentary off. I was fuming. I mean what ? Like a police officer can do no wrong ??? I think we already know that's some bullcaca. It just seemed so obvious to me they were protecting one of their own. South Wales Officer Stuart Lewis to be exact. Neither he or his identical twin brother Stephen were PROPERLY investigated according to this doc. That same smug police chief in the beginning said something to the effect of "Arm chair detectives think they know who did it but they don't have the facts... and we follow the evidence." Only they didn't. And might I add his air of arrogance was so telling, as if it were his way or the highway.
Now I'm not saying Stuart or Stephen (or Stephen's wife Alison) absolutely had anything to do with the murders or thwarting the investigation, however either it was the way this show was edited or there really was no solid forensic evidence that Morris, the man serving time for this crime, actually committed it. They kept harping on this gold chain with brick dust and green paint which seemed circumstantial at best. Bottom line for me is that it created enough doubt that I question the motives of South Wales law enforcement. It didn't help that the filmmaker referenced other cases where people were wrongly convicted of crimes after evidence was planted and reports were doctored by these very same officers who, once again, could and would do no wrong, right ? Ha !
Production-wise, this was very well done ! Highly recommend this eye opener if you're a true crime aficionado.
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